diff --git a/docs/reference/changelog.rst b/docs/reference/changelog.rst
index c850392ad5..b8dea5d782 100644
--- a/docs/reference/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/changelog.rst
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ Core
 * Improve snapcraft.yaml validation to fail sooner with a better message
   when given invalid values for ``command``, ``stop-command``,
   ``post-stop-command``, ``reload-command``, and ``bus-name``.
+* Fix crash in command line help when positional arguments exist with
+  no associated help.
 
 8.5.0 (2024-Nov-19)
 -------------------
diff --git a/requirements-devel.txt b/requirements-devel.txt
index 1b0da8041b..0c4906d15d 100644
--- a/requirements-devel.txt
+++ b/requirements-devel.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ craft-archives==2.0.1
     # via
     #   craft-application
     #   snapcraft (setup.py)
-craft-cli==2.10.1
+craft-cli==2.12.0
     # via
     #   craft-application
     #   snapcraft (setup.py)
diff --git a/requirements-docs.txt b/requirements-docs.txt
index 92a234cf50..d7e673c651 100644
--- a/requirements-docs.txt
+++ b/requirements-docs.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ craft-archives==2.0.1
     # via
     #   craft-application
     #   snapcraft (setup.py)
-craft-cli==2.10.1
+craft-cli==2.12.0
     # via
     #   craft-application
     #   snapcraft (setup.py)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ca515eaa6a..9634a4ef73 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ craft-archives==2.0.1
     # via
     #   craft-application
     #   snapcraft (setup.py)
-craft-cli==2.10.1
+craft-cli==2.12.0
     # via
     #   craft-application
     #   snapcraft (setup.py)